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White Christmas

What a treat! We had a white Christmas here in Woodstock. It snowed all day and a good part of the next day. Christmas this year was on Saturday. Due to the dangerous road conditions, church was canceled for Sunday. Deborah, Neal and Amelia spent the day with us Christmas Day. Because of the road conditions, they spent the night as well. It was so nice having a baby in the house again. The day was very nice. We ate a leisurely breakfast (around noon!) and then exchanged gifts. It is so much fun to watch your loved ones open gifts you've given them, hoping they enjoy them as much as you anticipate! No "major" gifts this year, but a lot of love given with every item. We cooked a big lunch/dinner of ham and macaroni/cheese and so forth. My family could eat mac and cheese 365 days a year! After the dishes were cleaned, again, it was game time. We always play games together on Christmas. We played card games this year: Oh, Shoot and Hit the Deck. This took us well into the wee